Chelsea exceeds 217 million dollars in the winter transfer market… but it is already starting to sell

With more than 200 million euros (217 million dollars) invested in the winter transfer window, which closes this Tuesday at 11:00 p.m. GMT (6:00 p.m. Ecuadorian time), Chelsea has been the protagonist of a ‘market ‘ Marked by the prudence of the greats of Europe and the Saudi exile of Cristiano Ronaldo.

At the expense of tens of millions of pounds and pirate methods, Chelsea have long been the most active British team in this winter window.

The most flagrant case of the Blues’ way of acting was the way they snatched the Ukrainian Mykhailo Mudryk from Arsenal, agreeing to pay without question the 100 million euros (108 million dollars) that Shakhtar Donetsk demanded.

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Benoît Badiashile, Joao Felix (on loan from Atlético de Madrid), Noni Madueke and Malo Gusto (on loan to Lyon until June) have joined the list of transfers made by the new owner of the London club, Todd Boehly, with a total investment of about 200 million euros, not counting a possible last-minute hiring, according to some media, such as the Argentine Enzo Fernández, in exchange for another 100 million for Benfica.

The Blues also sell. According to the Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Everton would have made an offer of 40 million pounds (and 5 million in variables) to Chelsea to take Conor Gallagher. That is to say, the same amount received for the signing of Anthony Gordon to Newcastle.

“Chelsea will make a decision soon, as there are also other clubs interested in Conor Gallagher,” adds Romano. Although, according to what they say from England, the player wants to stay at Stamford Bridge, the multiple incorporations made by the London team during the month of January would open the door for the English midfielder to leave. However, Conor Gallagher had earned the trust of manager Graham Potter in recent games, chaining back-to-back starts against Crystal Palace and Liverpool.

Leader of the Premier League, Arsenal has been reinforced with the Polish defender Jakub Kiwior and the Belgian winger Leandro Trossard, awaiting a possible arrival of the Ecuadorian midfielder from Brighton moises caicedo. But compared to their London neighbours, the Gunners have been very reasonable in their spending, just like the rest of the Premier League clubs.

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Manchester City have not signed anyone; Liverpool only Dutch striker Cody Gakpo; Newcastle have paid 45 million euros to Everton for the promising Anthony Gordon; and Manchester United have signed Dutchman Wout Weghorst to fill the void left by Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Portuguese star (37 years old) was released in November by the Red Devils after an explosive interview and finally landed, at the price of gold, in Saudi Al-Nassr.

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